San Jose survived a spate of injuries and remains in position to secure the No.1 seed in the Western Conference ... G Evgeni Nabokov returned to the lineup Saturday night after missing seven games with an upper-body injury ... D Rob Blake and D Brad Lukowich also returned ... The Sharks will be playing their third game in three cities in four days ... The Ducks and Sharks have not played since Dec.11, a 2-0 Sharks victory in San Jose ... The Ducks are 1-2 against San Jose this season and will play the Sharks twice more in April ... RW Claude Lemieux has been out with an upper body injury since Feb.28.

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